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The Currently Reading Podcast

Minisode: Mindy and Mary's Top 10 of 2020

The Currently Reading Podcast

Meredith Schwartz

Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Welcome, friends! We handed over the mics to Mindy and Mary today to go over their top ten lists for 2020, by listener request! We think you'll love one more top ten list for the year, right?

Minisode show notes are not time-stamped but the titles are below for you to peruse. They are also not transcribed since this is bonus content.

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Top 10s for Mary and Mindy:

HRH by Elizabeth Holmes (Mary)

Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (Mindy)

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Admission by Julie Buxbaum (Mary)

Lovely War by Julie Berry (Mindy)

A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir (Mary)

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Mindy)

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Mary)

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Bali Kaul Jaswal (Mindy)

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Mary)

Kindred by Octavia Butler (Mindy AND Mary)

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Mary)

Redemption Point by Candice Fox (Mindy)

Slay by Brittney Morris (Mary)

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Mindy)

All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Mary)

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Mindy)

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Mindy)

Murder at Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary)

Veronica Speedwell series starts with A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reyborne

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Mindy)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there readers,

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readers, welcome to the currently reading podcast.

0:13.0

We're bookish best friends who spend time every week talking about the books that we've read recently.

0:18.0

And you know we won't shy away from strong opinions, so be ready.

0:22.0

We're light on the chit chat, heavy on the book talk. shy away from strong opinions, so be ready.

0:22.6

We're light on the chit chat, heavy on the book talk,

0:25.1

and our descriptions will always be spoiler free.

0:27.8

We'll discuss our current reads, a book is steep dive,

0:30.4

and then we'll press books into your hands.

0:33.0

I'm Mindy Brows, a mom of seven, reading and hiking in the mountains of New Mexico's,

0:38.0

and I think I have finally discovered the benefits of re-reading.

0:42.0

And I'm Mary Haim, a working mom of one. discovered the benefits of rereading.

0:42.6

And I'm Mary Haim, a working mom of one,

0:44.8

and so very ready am I to curl up with a good book

0:48.1

this snowy weekend.

0:50.4

Excellent.

0:51.0

Hey Mary.

0:51.7

Hi Mindy. How fun. We get to record together. So hey guys, Mary and I were asked to share our top 10 books of 2020 and we jumped right on that idea. We were like, yes, please.

1:03.4

We get to talk about books together

1:05.6

and talk about our favorites.

1:07.2

Mary, how did you decide?

1:08.6

So one of the things I loved hearing Katie and Mary,

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